The heartbeat carried emotions alongside its physical sensation. Warmth. Contentment. Recognition. The creature inside knew me somehow, acknowledged me as something significant even before hatching.
The mana fluctuations finally began stabilizing as the transformation completed. The egg settled at its new size, the colors still shifting but no longer creating the chaotic energy surges that had filled the room moments earlier.
I stood there holding the enlarged egg carefully, feeling that mysterious heartbeat connection and trying to process what had just occurred. The Bloodline Evolution Card had clearly worked - meaning the creature's original bloodline had been Legendary rank and was now elevated to Mythical tier.
Whatever hatched from this egg wouldn't just be King-rank potential anymore. This was something that could potentially transcend even that limitation, reaching heights that few beasts in history had achieved.
